It's useable and friendly at slow speeds, copes beautifully with motorways and serious mileage, and even the automatic function on the seven-speed DSG paddleshift is pretty darn good.
It's powered by a 4.5-litre V8 sitting just behind the head, and stumps up 570bhp and 398lb ft of torque, leading to quite extreme speed: 0-62mph takes just 3.4 seconds and a top speed of over 200mph. And despite the lopping of the roof, the Spider posts the same benchmark times. Positively sears on road, or track.
